Swimming device



Jan. 3, 1928.

M. MOR ANSKY SWIMMING DEVICE Filed Dec. 22. 1926 11v ENTpR 516M111) A TORNE Y Patented Jan. 3, 1928. V

MA'rYAs MonANsKY, on NEW. YonmN. Y.- i

sWIMMiNe DEVICE.

Application fil'ed December 22, 1926'. Serial No. 156,369.

The invention relates to a new and useful device in the nature of aswimming device,

particularly adapted for use as an aid to swimming and which is attachedto the feet or the swimmer.

The object of the invention is to provide swimn'iing device ofv novelconstruction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described,claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which 1 shows myimproved device attached to the feet of a swimmer, as same would appearwhen in use.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of my improved device.

i Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. t is an'enlarged transverse sectional. view illustrating the.method of attaching the movablemembers to the holding'device, asembodied in my improved swimming device. V f

Fig. 5 is a sectional view line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 4. V

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view, illustrating a modification of my improveddevice.

As here embodied my improved swimming device comprises a bracket 10. ofrectangular taken on the construction adapted to be slidably engagedover theinstep of the foot of a swimmer. The flexible members 11 areattached to the bracket 10 and are extended therefrom and are providedwith the usual buckle and engaging member, not shown in the accompanyingdrawings. The flexible members 11 are adapted to encircle the heel ofthe swimmer, as a means of holding the bracket 10 in place on the foot.

The extended member 12 is attached, as at 13, by rivets, bolts or thelike to the bracket 10 and is provided with enlarged oppositely extendedbearing elements 14, of

circular construction and which are provided with. axial recessesadapted to receive the enlarged extremities 15 of the brackets 16, whichare of suitable size to pivotally engage therein. The said. enlargedbearing elements 1d and 14, and the said enlarged extremities 15 areprovided with coaxial apertures adaptedto receive the rivet 17, bolt orthe like, as a means of pivotally attaching the brackets 16 to theextended member 12.

As shown in Fi 3, the bearing element 14 and the bearing element 14 areprovided with, slots 18 and 18 respectively, which communicate withtheaxialrecess in therespective bearing elements for accommodat- "ing thebrackets 16. vTheslot 18 of the bearing element 14' extends through ashorter arc than the slot 18 of thefibearing element 14 and thus theends of the slots which limit the. movement of the bracket 16 re-v tainthe-brackets at different angles ,of rotation relativeto each other fora purpose preferably of rubber, of any suitable simivlar material of Ushaped cross section, and

of suitable length to enclose or cover the periphery of'tlie propellingmember 20, so

as to prevent injury in event the propelling device when in'motionshould strike a person swimming. I a

The above described construction being such as will permit thepropelling members 20, it being obvious that both feet of the swimmerwill have attached thereto my improved device, to assume: an extendedposition when the foot of the swimmer is pushed through the water, as onthe outward a propulsion stroke, so as to aid the swimmer. It beingunderstood that the propelling members 20 will pivotally close on thereturn stroke, so as not to interfere or cause delayed action to thesaid return stroke of the swimmer,'it being clearly understood that thesaid propelling members will be relatively positioned at an angle, so asto effect more straight ahead propulsion, due to the fact that theswimmers feet, on the propulsion stroke are forced outwardly at an angleto the direction of the active propulsion direction, as is commonly thefact when swimming.

I claim as new and desire to protect by Letter Patent of the UnitedStates is as fol lows: r I

1. In a swimming device of the class described, a bracket adapted toslidably engage being retained in relative angular positionv to eachother by engagement of said brackets with the end of said slots whensaid propelling men'ibers are in extended position.

2. In a swimming device of the class described, a bracket adapted toslidably engage bers attached to said bracket for attaching the same tothe foot of a swimmer, a bearing member mounted on one side of saidbracket, a propelling member pivotally mounted on said bearing memberadapted to be retained thereby substantially in the plane of saidbracket when said propelling member is in extended position,,a secondbearing member mounted on theother side of said bracket, and a secondpropelling member pivotally mounted on'said second bearing memberadapted to be retained thereby in angular relation to said firstmentioned propelling over the foottol. a swimmer, flexible mere-- In aswimn'iing device of the class de-' scribed, a bracket adapted to bemounted on the sole of the foot of a swimmer, spaced bearing membersmounted on said bracket adjacent the sides of the foot of a swimmer, andpropelling members pivotally mounted on said bearing membersadapted tobe retained by said bearing men'ibers in relative angular planes whenin, extended position.

4t. In a swimming device of the class described, a bracket adapted to'bemounted on the sole of the foot of a swimmer, spaced bearing membersmounted on said bracket adjacent the sides of a foot of a swimmer, apropelling member pivotally mounted on one of said brackets adapted tobe retained thereby in a planeparallelwith the plane of the sole of saidswimmer when said propelling member is in extended position, and apropelling member pivotally mounted on the other bearing member adaptedto be re tained in a relative angular plane to the plane of the sole ofthe foot of the swimmer when said propelling member is in extendedposition, said propelling members being adapted to be rotated toparallel planes sub-' stantially perpendicular to the plane of the soleof the foot of a swimmer.

in testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

MATYAs nonlinear,

